Leverage Your Pedagogical Gifts to Maintain Relevance3. “..the unique talents of individual
teachers in school success …”
..teachers’ personalities, values,
passions and interests in the
everyday life of classrooms.”
..the ‘heart and soul’ of life in an
‘energised’ classroom.
[the human and distinctly
personal dimension of teaching.]
Frank Crowther, 2016
Energising teaching: the power of your unique pedagogical gift, ACER Press, Camberwell, pp.
18-19
© Frank Crowther
6. Dynamo
Loves to
create
Ideas Smart
Blaze
Loves to
connect
People Smart
Tempo
Loves to
serve
Senses/Services
Smart
Steel
Loves the
detail
Details Smart
“Everybody is a
Genius. But if you
judge a fish by its
ability to climb a
tree, it will live its
whole life
believing it is
stupid.”
Albert Einstein
The unique you
© GeniusU
12. Pedagogy Features
Classical questioning Aristotle: inquisitive, curious, puzzled
Socrates: inductive questioning
Critical pedagogy Social justice, critical thinking, action taking and
community mobilisation
Passion for a discipline Methodology of subject discipline, e.g. discovery
learning, social inquiry, creative expression
Personalised
relationships
Teacher-student relationships, i.e. warm, personal
& nurturing > cooperative, empathetic & relaxed
learning
Authentic pedagogy Equal emphasis on teaching, learning &
assessment, school-wide pedagogical framework
& strategies
Phenomenological
wonder
‘I wonder …?’ > never boring
Frank Crowther, 2016
Energising teaching: the power of your unique pedagogical gift, ACER Press, Camberwell, pp. 20-24.
© Frank Crowther
13. Emergence Prominence Irrelevance Obsolescence
Turning
Point
Tanking
Point
Tipping
Point
R
E
L
E
V
A
N
C
E
TIME
Michael McQueen 2013, Winning the battle for relevance, The Nexgen Group Pty Ltd, p. 10.
https://michaelmcqueen.net/
© Michael McQueen
14. Michael McQueen 2013, Winning the battle for relevance, The Nexgen Group Pty Ltd, pp.120-250.
https://michaelmcqueen.net/
Relevance Strategy
Re-calibrate Align organisation and its key values
Re-focus New goals, fresh vision, bold strategies
Re-fresh Renewal, renovation, transformation
Re-frame Looking at ‘stuff’ with a different lens
Re-position Problem finding, problem solving
Re-engineer Deconstruct, evaluate, reconstruct
17. Re-calibrate [Why? – insight, flow, purpose]
Identify some core values
Quality Fun Teamwork
Empowerment Integrity Compassion
Family Persistence Originality
Education Flexibility Honesty
Ownership Accountability Fairness
Generosity Balance Passion
Innovation Authenticity Creativity
Inclusiveness Equality Humility
Patience Respect Courage
© Karen Bonanno
18. Re-calibrate [Why? – insight, flow, purpose]
I am committed to providing opportunities that allow every
teacher/young person to experience professional/personal
growth and a sense of contribution.
I enjoy the freedom to do the things I love and that I am
passionate about.
I uphold and demonstrate integrity in everything I do.
I am passionate about helping teachers/young people
achieve their very best.
I believe in being fair; giving everyone a chance to have a
go.
© Karen Bonanno
19. Re-calibrate [Why? – insight, flow, purpose]
“At Eduwebinar we believe great teachers are the
key to better student performance and productivity.
We are passionate about providing a quality
professional learning service for teachers. We just
happen to have webinars, online courses and
events to help teachers be the very best they can
be.”
https://eduwebinar.com.au/
© Karen Bonanno
20. Re-calibrate [Why? – insight, flow, purpose]
“At KB Enterprises (Aust) we believe every young
person has the right to be successful. The way we
help them to achieve this is to identify their natural
talents and then develop their skills and
capabilities. We just happen to have education and
mentoring programs to help young people; the
tweens, teens and young adults, survive and thrive
with confidence at school, work and life.”
https://kb.com.au/
© Karen Bonanno
22. Re-focus[What? – significance, grow, ideas
smart]
Ambitious goals, fresh vision, bold strategies
Two thoughts:
What would you want others to be saying about
you & your school library in 12 months time?
OR
What would represent a bitter disappointing failure
in 12 months time & what would the opposite look
like?
© Karen Bonanno
23. Re-fresh [What? – significance, grow, ideas
smart]
Renewal, renovation,
transformation
•Scrap off traditions & rituals
•Prune & weed (not just the
collection)
Does it add value to my
services/programs?
Does it increase my productivity?
Does it improve morale?
Skeeze
https://pixabay.com/en/fishing-boats-dry-dock-
ocean-sea-1159067/
© Karen Bonanno
25. Re-frame [Who? – variety, glow, people
smart]
“When you change the
way you look at things,
the things you look at
change.” - Dr Wayne Dyer
•Cross pollination
•Competition
•Collaboration
•Curiosity
Truck gets stuck under a bridge
© Karen Bonanno
27. Re-position [When? Where? – connection,
slow, senses smart]
What motivates/impresses them?
What frustrates, disappoints, confuses
them?
Who else is solving their problems?
How are you currently perceived?
What do you do that is so distinct that
no one else could reasonably claim they
do it exactly the way you do?
What are the unknown/future needs?
© Karen Bonanno
28. Re-position [When? Where? – connection,
slow, senses smart]
A. Develop a new
service / program
B. Exploit
C. Adopt a new
message
D. Embrace a new
format or
approach
How to design a library that makes kids want to read
https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_bierut_how_to_design_a_lib
rary_that_makes_kids_want_to_read
© Karen Bonanno
30. Re-engineer [How? – certainty, know, details
smart]
1. De-construct
a) Itemise every
element
2. Evaluate
a) Effective
b) Necessary
c) Aligned
3. Innovate
a) Improvements
4. Re-assemble
Clutter by Josch13
https://pixabay.com/en/clutter-bangkok-thailand-193489/
© Karen Bonanno
33. Emergence Prominence Irrelevance Obsolescence
Turning
Point
Tanking
Point
Tipping
Point
R
E
L
E
V
A
N
C
E
TIME
Michael McQueen 2013, Winning the battle for relevance, The Nexgen Group Pty Ltd, p. 10.
https://michaelmcqueen.net/
© Michael McQueen